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E. D. ESREY.

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' APPLICATION FILED 1 58.16, 1915.

1,217,730. I Patentedleb. 27, 1917.

EARL D. ESREY, OF DEER PARK, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent. 'Pfen ted l jeb. 2'7, 1917.

Application filed February 16, 1915 Serial N 0. 8,505.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL D. ESREY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Deer Park, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and'exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to tables, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a table having a section of its top rota table independent of the remainder thereof for facilitating the positioning of certain parts of the rotatable section of the table top convenient to persons positioned at various places about the table.

Another object of this invention is to pro-Q vide a table as specified which has a rigid top provided with an opening extending through the central portion thereof in which is rotatably mounted a segment of the top, having its upper surface lying flush with the stationary section of the table top, and to provide handles extending upwardly diagonally from the rotatable section of the top, and further to provide a groove formed in the rigid top surrounding the outer marginal edge of the opening for allowing for the movement of the hand grip carried by the rotary section.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which V Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improvedtable, V

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and I Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved table, showing one of the uses of the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a rigid section of the table top, which is supported by legs 2 of any ordinary construction, and which 1s provided with an opening 8 extending through the central portion of the top, which opening is preferably circular shaped in plan. The rigid top'l of the table has a flange 4 formed upon the wall of the opening 3 at the lower edge or surface of the table, which flange projects inwardly toward the central axis of v the opening 3 and forms a rest for the rotatable section 5 of the table top. The rotatable section 5 of the table top is seated within the opening?) and has its upper surface lying flush with the upper surface of the rigid section 1 of the table top. The rotatable section 5 has handrgrips 6 secured to the periphery of the same, which hand grips extend diagonally upward from the section 5, above the upper surface of the same so as to permit of rotary movement of the rotary section 5 by the hand grips 6. The rigid top 1 of the table hasthe upper corner of its inner edgewhichsurrounds the opening 3 cut away, as is indicated at 7, so as to permit of a free unimpeded movement of the hand grips 6; A section of the rigid top 1 which surrounds the cut away portion is inclined and extends substantially parallel to the hand grips 6.

The rotary section 5 of the table top has a spindle 8 secured to the under surface there of, and depending therefrom. The spindle 8 is rotatably carried by a sleeve 9, which sleeve is supported by horizontally positioned braces 10 which extend from one of the supporting legs 2 of the table to the other. If it is so desired, the spindle 8 may have its upper end enlarged, as is shown at 11, providing a substantially frusto-conically shaped head which rests in the recess 12 formed in the upper end of the sleeve 9, which recess communicates with the bore of the sleeve, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. 7

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, one of the many uses of the table is illustrated. The rotary section 5 of the table top has a cabinet'20 mounted thereon, which cabinet is provided with aplurality of vertical and horizontal partitions 21 and 22 respectively, dividing the interior of the same into a plurality of pigeon-holes for use in storing various types of documents or the like.

The improved table may be putto a num ber of different uses, among which are; used as a dining table, by means of which the various dishes may be moved about within easy reach of the different persons seated at the table; a table for use in an oflice or the like, at which time the cabinet 20 might be the rigid top used for the usual purposes to Which an office table is applied; the table might also be used for displaying of various articles, or any other uses not mentioned.

From the foregoing description taken in connection With the accompanyingdrawings the advantages of construction and of the method of operation of the improved table Will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to Which this invention appertains and, While in the foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this invention has been described together with various features of construction, it is to be understood that certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical conditions provided such alterations are (30111111 6? hended Within the scope of vvhatis claimed.v Having thus fully described the invention,

What is claimed is In a table structure, a rigid top, a plurality of legs supporting said top, said top providedl'. with a centrally disposed opening, and having an inwardly extending annular flangeformed upon the lower edge of the Wall of the opening constituting a supporting flange, a rotatable top rotatably mounted Within said opening upper surface of said rotatable top lying flush with the upper surface of said rigid top, a vertical sleeve supported by said legs and having its upper end concentrically related With said opening in the rigid top, and provided With an inwardlly extending bore having its upper end terminating in a recess having inclinedwalls, a substantially vertical spindlerotata-blyv mounted in-said bore of the sleeve, the upper end of said spindle being frusto-conica-l andresting within said recess constituting a bearing,- said enlarged end of the spindle beingsecured to the underside of the rotatabler top centrally thereof as-and'for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I my signature iii-presence of-tWo Witnesses.

EARL, D5 ESREY.

Witnesses MARTHA J JAonsoN, FLORENCE V. CAsn.

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